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Difficult Lumbar Puncture: Pitfalls and Tips from the Trenches

P.A. Hudgins, A.J. Fountain, P.R. Chapman and L.M. Shah
American Journal of Neuroradiology July 2017, 38 (7) 1276-1283; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A5128
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aFrom the Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences (P.A.H., A.J.F.), Division of Neuroradiology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
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aFrom the Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences (P.A.H., A.J.F.), Division of Neuroradiology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
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